Global Patent Index - EP 1663005 A4

EP 1663005 A4 20081119 - ULTRASOUND APPARATUS

Title (en)

ULTRASOUND APPARATUS

Title (de)

ULTRASCHALLGERÄT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL A ULTRASONS

Publication

EP 1663005 A4 20081119 (EN)

Application

EP 04761274 A 20040910

Priority

  • AU 2004001239 W 20040910
  • AU 2003904973 A 20030912

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005025424A1] There is disclosed an ultrasound apparatus comprising an ultrasound transducer (202) that operates in a target plane (105), and a light source (203,204,205) that emits a broad, planar light beam (206) that is co-planar with said target plane and directed relative to said ultrasound transducer (202) to illuminate at least a region where an instrument (150) is to be aligned with said target plane.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 8/0833 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005025424 A1 20050324; EP 1663005 A1 20060607; EP 1663005 A4 20081119; US 2008027325 A1 20080131; US 2010030082 A1 20100204

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2004001239 W 20040910; EP 04761274 A 20040910; US 57117104 A 20040910; US 57810809 A 20091013